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The Strength Running Podcast

Olympian Colleen Quigley on Injuries, Triathlon Misadventures, and Her New Pro Track Team Meridia

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Colleen Quigley is a 2016 Olympian, steeplechaser, and former model. She accepted a full scholarship to Florida State University, where she became a nine-time NCAA All-American and a 2015 NCAA Champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Colleen went on to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, finishing 8th in the 3000-meter steeplechase. She is also a current world record-holder in the 4x1500-meter relay, set in 2020.

In this episode, we discuss Colleen's:

  • Recent training and the types of workouts she's doing
  • Current battles with injuries
  • Brief stint as a triathlete
  • New athlete-owned pro track team Meridia

To support this new team and its athletes, register for their upcoming Meridia Mile and test yourself over a single mile this summer!

Don't miss my previous conversation with Colleen

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ready, set, go!

0:04.4

This is episode 414 with 2016 Steeplechase Olympian, former model, the 2019 U.S. Indoor Mile champion,

0:14.4

and founder of the new Pro Track Team Meridia, Colleen Quigley.

0:29.3

Welcome to the Strength Running podcast.

0:32.3

We surround you with the same experts as pro-runners.

0:39.2

So keep listening to hear running coaches, physical therapists, strength experts, dieticians, sports psychologists,

0:45.1

and other thought leaders give you the best guidance possible to take your running to the next level. I'm your host, coach Jason Fitzgerald. I'm a former cross-country and track athlete

0:50.4

for Connecticut College. I've been coaching runners since 2010, and I used to write for

0:55.2

Trail Runner Magazine and Runner's World. Today, I'm the head coach of Strength Running,

0:59.9

host of this podcast, and I work with a small handful of startups in the running space.

1:04.2

You can learn more about me and Strength Running at Strengthrunning.com. And a big thanks to our brand

1:10.6

partners who help make this podcast possible. If you get value from the show, at strength running.com. And a big thanks to our brand partners

1:11.0

who help make this podcast possible.

1:13.6

If you get value from the show,

1:15.3

please consider using their discount codes

1:17.2

so I can keep publishing episodes.

1:19.7

You should definitely hook yourself up

1:21.6

with some free electrolytes

1:23.2

from our sponsor Element.

1:25.2

They're offering a free gift

1:26.4

with your purchase at drinklmNT.com slash strength running.

1:32.5

And this does not have to be your first purchase.

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